S3.E2 | Mandy and Phil Cooley: A Life in Uniform

Come along with Mandy and Stephanie for a very special Memorial Day conversation. Get to know Mandy and her husband, Phil Cooley. They share candidly about their life together and about how Phil found his calling and career of service in the Indiana Army National Guard as well as an Indiana State Trooper. Their conversation covers the following:The impact of a heritage of serviceThe journey to find this callingDeployment experiencesFinding and pursuing purposeThe experience of being a military spouseDecompressing as a familyThe value and importance of Memorial DayResources:Tribe by Sebastion Junger

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